Blog Archive

Check through the Blog posts below to find our latest extended book reviews, our #TalkingLocationWith … pieces, and our views on matters of general literary interest. Search by either Location or by the Keywords you would like to come up in the results…

GIVEAWAY – LONDON! Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

GIVEAWAY – LONDON! Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce 4th August 2019

A copy of BLOOD ORANGE by Harriet Tyce (plus a couple of greetings cards set in the city) is up for grabs! Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s...

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Five great books set in CANADA

Five great books set in CANADA 4th August 2019

Canada is the latest country for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Canada. ‘Canada is an open, welcoming country that stands by its citizens. We are a nation of millions of...

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A horticultural mystery set in Paris

A horticultural mystery set in Paris 3rd August 2019

The Forgetting Flower by Karen Hugg, a horticultural mystery set in Paris. A plant – Violet Smoke – with an extraordinary aroma, a single bloom that can cause intoxication in humans. Is it a blessing or a curse? Renia...

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Five great books set in SOUTH AFRICA

Five great books set in SOUTH AFRICA 2nd August 2019

South Africa is the latest country for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in South Africa. ‘Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce...

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Novel set on the West coast of South America (and top tips from Tucan Travel!)

Novel set on the West coast of South America (and top tips from Tucan Travel!) 2nd August 2019

Villa Pacifica by Kapka Kassabova, novel set on the West coast of South America (and top tips from Tucan Travel). My review opens with a comment from the Villa Pacifica guestbook: “Everyone who stays here writes something down. Those...

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